British Lions : Mon Jun 29, 2009 2:18 pm  

That was a fantastic game between Lions and SA as was the 1st test. Can't wait for the 3rd test.


Union is slowly killing RL and unfortunately its due to the way SL is alienating the hard core support.

I have played both codes. Union is the better game to play cos you can express yourself more whereas in League the only room to manouvre is the room you make for yourself and then you get battered. There's no place to hide. But Union is a very good game to watch now mainly due to the influnce of RL...ie: Shaun Edwards, Joe Lydon etc...

Rugby League days are numbered unless they listen to the hardcore support in the North.


You love me really :O)

: Mon Jun 29, 2009 2:32 pm  

hmm, lets see, who would i rather watch


shane tronc destroying defences, or the little fat chap with the long hair from wales?

Re: British Lions : Mon Jun 29, 2009 2:46 pm  

WYSIWYG wrote:

That was a fantastic game between Lions and SA as was the 1st test. Can't wait for the 3rd test.


Union is slowly killing RL and unfortunately its due to the way SL is alienating the hard core support.

I have played both codes. Union is the better game to play cos you can express yourself more whereas in League the only room to manouvre is the room you make for yourself and then you get battered. There's no place to hide. But Union is a very good game to watch now mainly due to the influnce of RL...ie: Shaun Edwards, Joe Lydon etc...

Rugby League days are numbered unless they listen to the hardcore support in the North.


You love me really :O)

Have played both codes myself and yes i would rather play Union as there are more openings at amature level, there isnt as much kicking and there are plenty of tries but when it comes to watching it League wins everytime but if the RFL keeps trying to gets teams from all corners of Europe to join our leagues, we'll soon find tendences dropping and then Sky will bin it off start making Union even bigger

: Mon Jun 29, 2009 2:56 pm  

I don't think Union is killing league, as a spectacle its starting to catch up (and in some cases be better than) league.

I think the RFL's current policys are killing league (certainly outside of SL).

Whilst the game wants to expand I feel the arrogant way that it has gone about it (and the total disrespect it has shown its clubs and supporters outside SL) has only fuelled the notion that Lewis and co are chasing RU's areas and are obsessive of expanding.

The RFL need to retain support to expand and build the game strongly, I don't think its doing this , this current (part time ? ) RFL governing body does seem to be one of "lets do what we think a minority TV channel wants us to do" rather than be a proper leader and progressor of the sport.

: Mon Jun 29, 2009 3:07 pm  

Two differnent games, neither will destroy the other. Both are actually expanding and attendanaces are growing. No debate really!

Re: British Lions : Mon Jun 29, 2009 3:43 pm  

WYSIWYG wrote:

That was a fantastic game between Lions and SA as was the 1st test. Can't wait for the 3rd test.


Union is slowly killing RL and unfortunately its due to the way SL is alienating the hard core support.

I have played both codes. Union is the better game to play cos you can express yourself more whereas in League the only room to manouvre is the room you make for yourself and then you get battered. There's no place to hide. But Union is a very good game to watch now mainly due to the influnce of RL...ie: Shaun Edwards, Joe Lydon etc...

Rugby League days are numbered unless they listen to the hardcore support in the North.i also have played both and can tell you this union is nowhere near as good as rl if your in the forwards in union you can go all game without touching the ball, you spend 10 mins watching 2 players play ping pongwith the ball or another 10 mins on each scrum if you like to play with the ball in hand regardless if your a forward or a back then rl is the game to play what ever position you play you are involved in the game. In union i found i could get away without training but when i went to rl i found i had to train very hard to keep up with play


You love me really :O)

: Mon Jun 29, 2009 3:44 pm  

dont kno how i have managed to put my reply in the other post above

: Mon Jun 29, 2009 3:56 pm  

Rugby League days are numbered unless they listen to the hardcore support in the North

Re: British Lions : Mon Jun 29, 2009 4:43 pm  

WYSIWYG wrote:

That was a fantastic game between Lions and SA as was the 1st test. Can't wait for the 3rd test.


Union is slowly killing RL and unfortunately its due to the way SL is alienating the hard core support.

I have played both codes. Union is the better game to play cos you can express yourself more whereas in League the only room to manouvre is the room you make for yourself and then you get battered. There's no place to hide. But Union is a very good game to watch now mainly due to the influnce of RL...ie: Shaun Edwards, Joe Lydon etc...

Rugby League days are numbered unless they listen to the hardcore support in the North.


how is union killing league....?

when the rah rahs won the world cup the union colonels confidently predicted the demise of league.

and look what happened attendances and sky audiences have risen year on year.

league is a fantastic spectacle week in week uot where as union provides a great game /9which it was) every blue moon.

You love me really :O)

: Mon Jun 29, 2009 4:53 pm  

Union is bloody awful, lions my arse half of them would struggle in the championship.